Briton extradited to India:

in Afghanistan is at a stalemate, and the significant number of Afghan troop deaths in the war is not sustainable, the Marine officer nominated to command US forces in the Middle East told lawmakers on Tuesday.

Marine Lt Gen Kenneth McKenzie warned the Senate Armed Services Committee against an abrupt withdrawal of American forces or change in strategy despite frustration over the status of the 17-year conflict. He said he doesn’t know how long it will take to develop an Afghan force capable of defending its own country.

“If we left precipitously right now, I do not believe they would be able to successfully defend their country,” McKenzie said. (AP)

India’s federal investigative agency said Tuesday that it extradited from the United Arab Emirates a British man accused of bribery in a $670 million helicopter deal between India and an Italian defense company.

Christian James Michel was brought to India from Dubai to face charges of channeling money to Indian contacts, the Central Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

Michel, who has denied the allegations, arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday night, said Abhishek Dayal, a spokesman for the investigation bureau.

Michel transferred the money from a British subsidiary of Finmeccanica, Indian investigators in 2016 said in court documents. Finmeccanica has since been renamed Leonardo.